Records

The Development Services Department comprehensively maintains building permits, plans, maps, technical reports and other related data for land development projects within the City of San Diego and makes them available to the public upon request.

How to Obtain Records and Files

Not all types of property records may be available, as record procedures and legal requirements have changed over the years. Customers can request or search for copies of prior permit records, plans, land use and mapping information in the following ways:

Alternate Approval of Methods, Materials and Code Modifications

The City of San Diego processes requests for deviations to California Building Standards Codes with alternate materials, design or construction methods or code modifications. It also keeps a record of all applications processed from 1963 to date. Records include the case/project number, address, key name, key subject and the result for each application. To view copies of the project file for a specific deviation, make a request to view the records in person (see section above).

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